Wellington Lodge – ವೆಲ್ಲಿಂಗಟನ್ ಲಾಡ್ಜ್

I was in different historic time. If you don't believes in time travel. Do visit placenMy experience was refreshing, purifying.

.. A museumn.. I refer to Local Guide Dr. Mohammed Ismail for a detailed description of this buildingn.. Today, just another destination to cover in Mysuru - not a very important Tourist attraction, if you lack time.n.. Close to Mysore Palace

The wellington lodge is a colonial heritage building with a lot of history behind it. The Duke of Wellington who defeated Tippu sultan in the fourth Anglo-Mysore war resided here. It has now been converted I to the tribal museum and an art gallery.

A historical place with a wonderful story. A must go place if you pass by. More than 200 years old , the Wellington Lodge located next to the KSRTC Bus stand is  one of the earliest colonial structures built in Mysore.nThere is a plaque installed on the front hall of the first floor which says this mansion was used as the residence of Arthur Wellesley from 1799 to 1801.nnThe historic background of the era throws some light on the  intent of its construction. The fag end of the year 1799 saw the fall of Tippu Sultan and restoration of the power back to the Wodeyars of Mysore.nnThough he was not commanding the assault  troops, the young Colonel Arthur Wellesley Wellington was in charge of the rear advances that secured the fort of Srirangapatna. Immediately after the fall of Tippu, he was appointed as the commandant of the region. He occupied the summer palace of Tippu Sultan, Daria Daulat Bagh, in Srirangapatna.nnSoon the British East India Company appointed him as its political representative to oversee the settlement of Mysore after the Tippu regime. Since the power is now shifted back to Mysore, Srerangapatna is no more a capital city.nnThe Wellington Lodge was hurriedly completed in this context, near the Mysore Palace. Later in 1799 Arthur Wellesley moved his residence to the Wellington Lodge. He stayed there as the commissioner of Mysore for two years till 1801. Later he left Mysore to command the war against the Maratha Empire. In 1814 he became the first Duke of Wellington and in 1828 the prime minister of United Kingdom. In Srirangapatna you can also see the 1804 built bridge that's named after him (Wellesley Bridge).

To look out for different folk practices and instruments and paintings... Not a boring place